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This from Kenya - a bastion of new democracy:

"The government has failed to declare Odinga the winner," said 11-year-old Kennedy Ochieng, stumbling under the weight of a box of clothes, mobile phone chargers and other stolen goods.

"They stole our votes so we are looting everything we can."

As black smoke billowed overhead, one crowd waved machetes and yelled "Death to Kikuyus." Young boys swigged looted beer.

"We have just started. We will loot all Kikuyu shops and kill them on sight," said Richard Ondigi, 23, a driver.

Yup all countries just need the old fashioned democracy; Kenya, Lebanon, Gaza, Pakistan, Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan and more

I think much of the world is just not cut out for democracy regardless of what we think all people want. Even with Russia,

Putin has brought back the cold war and near dictatorial rule and they are doing better because of it. Not a country I like to see going backwards, but it has always done better, or at least been more stable, under very tight control